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GRB 070318

Time: 07:28:56
Trigger Number: 271019
Burst Advocate: Jay Cummings

BAT Data:

RA: a 48.486
03:13:56.6
Dec: a -42.950
-42:57:00.0
90% Error Radius: b 1.0
T90: c 74.600
Fluence: d 24.80 (1.12)
1s Peak Photon Flux: e 1.76 (0.15)
Photon Index: f 1.42, PL (0.08)

90% error in parentheses,
a J2000; b arcmin; c seconds; d 10-7 erg/cm2 (15-150 keV); e ph/cm2/sec (15-150 keV); f PL = simple power-law, CPL = cutoff power-law (15-150 keV)

BAT Light Curve:

BAT Light Curve for GRB 070318

XRT Data:

RA: a 03:13:56.77
Dec: a -42:56:47.3
90% Error Radius: b 1.4
Time to First Observation: c 63.58
Early Flux: d 261
11 Hour Flux: d 0.12982076
24 Hour Flux: d 0.06677219
Initial Temporal Index: -0.773
Spectral Index (Gamma): 1.97117
Column Density (NH): e 7.54446

Note: Please be aware that only the very basic temporal and spectral quantities are reported here. You are strongly encouraged to see the referenced GCN circulars for full details.
a J2000; b arcsec; c seconds; d 10-11 erg/cm2/s (0.3-10 keV); e 1021 cm-2

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UVOT Data:

RA: a 03:13:56.83
Dec: a -42:56:46.3
90% Error Radius: b 0.5
Time to First Observation: c 180
V Magnitude: V=15.43
Other Filter Magnitudes: B=16.25
U=15.89
UVW1=16.89
UVM2=17.97
UVW2=18.03
White=15.53

a J2000; b arcsec; c seconds

Other Burst Info:

Redshift:
0.836 (VLT: absorption)
0.840 (Gemini/Magellan: absorption)
Host Galaxy:
Other Observatory Detections:
VLT, Gemini South, Magellan Baade, CTIO (1.3m)

Comments:

UVOT: flattening of the lightcurve (not due to host galaxy)

References:

BAT: GCN 6210; GCN 6212; arXiv:0707.4626
XRT: GCN 6210; GCN 6214; Evans et al., 2009, MNRAS, 397, 1177
UVOT: GCN 6210; GCN 6213; GCN 6215; GCN 6220
Radio:
Redshift: GCN 6216 (VLT); GCN 6217 (Gemini/Magellan)
Host:
Other: GCN Report 40.1
GCN Report 40.2